I actually went to school with a girl who had this name and it suddenly just popped into my head again. It was pronounced “My-ken” though being that it’s Scandinavian we could have all been totally mispronouncing it. I always remember though thinking it was a cool name and why couldn’t I have a name like that instead of the all unique [name_f]Jessica[/name_f] (there were about 5 in my class alone). It’s definitely a possibility I may run it past my husband when he gets home. Thoughts?
It’s way too foriegn for the Midwest. People will look at you like you’re nuts.
I also went to middle and high school with a [name_f]Majken[/name_f]. it was pronounced my-ken as you mentioned. I always wanted her name. She was very pretty and cute. I am an [name_u]Ashley[/name_u], so, I wanted to go from boring and typical to unusual even if it was spelled oddly.
I like it. I would spell it differently if I was going to use it. Miken most likely.
It sort of reminds me of Lichen.
It’s quite pretty, though.
I think if your gut instinct goes back to it time and again, use it. I have the name [name_u]Winter[/name_u]. People pronounced it [name_u]Win[/name_u]-Ner not [name_u]Win[/name_u]-Ter. My husband’s name is [name_m]Kelvin[/name_m], and people call him [name_u]Cal[/name_u]-ven, completely missing the spelling even. So, spelling and phonetics would be the least of my concerns. As long as you find a great mn, your husband likes it, and it pairs well with your last…I think you should be fine, best of [name_m]Luck[/name_m]! 
Winner is the normal pronunciation for plenty of accents in this country though. Same thing with vin and ven being the same. Not sure about Kel and [name_u]Cal[/name_u]. That might be [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] being more familiar than [name_m]Kelvin[/name_m]. And if someone with such an accent pronounces winter and winner next to each other, they actually subtly distinguishable. The T is sort of assimilated into the N, not lost completely.
Anyway…[name_f]Majken[/name_f] is pretty. I think it would ring pretty odd on someone without a Scandinavian connection. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like other Scandinavian or at least other unusual names for the sibling sets?
I think [name_f]Majken[/name_f] literally means “little [name_f]Mae[/name_f]/[name_f]May[/name_f]” - [name_u]Maj[/name_u] meaning [name_f]May[/name_f] and ken being little (like chen in [name_m]German[/name_m], like in [name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]), so my suggestion might be to make this an adorable nickname for a little [name_f]Mae[/name_f] or [name_f]May[/name_f] or [name_f]Margaret[/name_f].
The spelling will be tricky in this country, but if that doesn’t concern you, then go for it.
Too foreign and sounds like making.
I [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] IT! It’s my middle name and I went by it through out high school. I’ve found that once people know how to pronounce it, the spelling makes sense so they rarely mispronounce it. It was my grandmother’s best friend’s name.
Its surprising how many people in this thread have met a [name_f]Majken[/name_f] in school. I remember in high school a girl from [name_m]New[/name_m] Zealand joined and although a lot of people had trouble with pronouncing it at first we all got used to it. [name_f]Majken[/name_f] is pretty and honestly I don’t find it strange. If you don’t really care about pronunciation/spelling problems go ahead and use it.
I love it! And my-ken is how I instinctively want to pronounce it.
I really like the name, go for it!
I am as well. It’s nice to know though that you’re not the only one who has seen or heard this name so you don’t look like a complete nutter. I ran it by hubby last night and he actually said he would think about it and that he liked it more than the other names I’ve presented to him so fingers crossed.